CEYLON back from painter (nt)

[ceylove]

My '76 CEYLON back from painter & getting ready for the road and Euro bumpers. late bumper impact absorber holes will be covered by the chrome bumper so I left them-not the best way to do it, but I put $ into bodywork that will actually show. At least now I have a 3-hot-dog warming station...or a place to store 3-maple bars.

[MAD02]

Looks great! I love your licence plate, too!

[golf73]

lookin good dude. i like that color against the black spongebob grills. looks like you're going bumperless on the front?

what bodyshop did the work? i see lots of 02s and such outside.

[ceylove]

Thanks all for the general thumbs up! The car was at 2002 AD in the pics. They did the tear down prior to painting, a 5-speed conversion and re-assembly after paint. They didn't do the paint or body work, just mechanical & some trim. 2002AD got it running, I'll be doing the fine tuning, fettle-work that we all know takes time. The car will get chrome bumpers in the next few months, just amassing the parts now. We're after a more or less authentic '75-'76 Euro spec car. After the bumpers, I'll do brake upgrade w/tii struts, suspension adding a bit of negative camber, and lastly motor work. I loved the DCOE Weber set up my 2000CS had, so FAR down the road, cam, carbs, exhaust.....$$$

Oh-left out the embarrassing part-One Day did the body work and paint-but it was at their shop 60 days with me policing the process and the outcome is OK for a driver.

[PasadenaRoss]

Looks great. Amazing how nice some of these colors look fresh. Its going to look great with the Euro bumpers. Enjoy it!

[m-racer]

Very nice. Love that color. There was a Ceylon roundie with A4 injection in ATL that I looked at about 15 yrs. ago. Really exceptional. Wonder what happened to it.

[BillWilliams]

looks very rich - nicely done. Good drivers are a great thing,

[THE1ST3]

Oh-left out the embarrassing part-One Day did the body work and paint-but it was at their shop 60 days with me policing the process and the outcome is OK for a driver.

I stopped in 2002AD when I was in Pomona on business back in May 09. Owner was a really nice guy: tossed me the keys to a coupla 02's and let me take them out for a spin--without me asking. I am kinda curious to know what your statement quoted above means with regard to time and quality. Thanks.

[dubois]

it looks awesome! Ceylon is probably one of the prettiest colors, not too many around.

[Delia]

Here are couple of Ceylon tiis owned by Bryan Lancelot and restored in the early '00s by Don Dethlefson's The Werk Shop:

The stock tii was at the BMW CCA O'Fest in 2002 and won at least one trophy.

I remember people thinking how crazy it was to spend so much money on an '02...but given the rise in '02 prices and BMW parts, it may just be quite a bargain.

D

[Guest Anonymous]

Great color as previously stated, looks like you got a nice job. Good luck in California with duel carbs and smog check if it is '76 I hate to say (unless the law has changed recently). The '72tii Ceylon with all the ALPINA schtuff on it was the ex Tii Register founder's I believe (jeff mulcahy ???), completely outfitted tii with alot of the ALPINA stuff, 70L turbo tank, 15" alpina wheels, ALPINA FI, etc., etc., Funny, as I recall he got tired of his tii, bought a Ferrari 328 GTB, some years later I recall hearing divorced - lost ALL his toys (sad).

http://historicracingbmw.blogspot.com/

[Gordon]

I had a former 73 Ceylon/tan interior sunroof Bavaria with CA blue plates. I bought it and drove it home for $400, complete with authentic 14" Alpina wheels. Previous owner pulled the original 3.0L and automatic and dropped in the drive train from a 79 E24 3.3L along with the 4 speed and converted it to EFI. I should have kept that one but I still have the Alpina wheels. That car liked to run. John Barlow on this forum now has the Bavaria. Ceylon in a big car makes a statement to stay the least

G-Man

[inkatouring]

Great color as previously stated, looks like you got a nice job. Good luck in California with duel carbs and smog check if it is '76 I hate to say (unless the law has changed recently). The '72tii Ceylon with all the ALPINA schtuff on it was the ex Tii Register founder's I believe (jeff mulcahy ???), completely outfitted tii with alot of the ALPINA stuff, 70L turbo tank, 15" alpina wheels, ALPINA FI, etc., etc., Funny, as I recall he got tired of his tii, bought a Ferrari 328 GTB, some years later I recall hearing divorced - lost ALL his toys (sad).

http://historicracingbmw.blogspot.com/

Jeff lost the tii in the divorce and he and the new wife (sources of the nasty divorce?) joined the Ferrari set. He now drives a GMC or something like that to haul her horses from show to show. Funny how life changes, because when I first met Jeff he lived and breathed ALPINA A4s (and got me addicted).

Anyway, it was the first Ceylon car I had even seen and it was beautiful! Lovely color.

[m-racer]

Great color as previously stated, looks like you got a nice job. Good luck in California with duel carbs and smog check if it is '76 I hate to say (unless the law has changed recently). The '72tii Ceylon with all the ALPINA schtuff on it was the ex Tii Register founder's I believe (jeff mulcahy ???), completely outfitted tii with alot of the ALPINA stuff, 70L turbo tank, 15" alpina wheels, ALPINA FI, etc., etc., Funny, as I recall he got tired of his tii, bought a Ferrari 328 GTB, some years later I recall hearing divorced - lost ALL his toys (sad).

http://historicracingbmw.blogspot.com/

Jeff lost the tii in the divorce and he and the new wife (sources of the nasty divorce?) joined the Ferrari set. He now drives a GMC or something like that to haul her horses from show to show. Funny how life changes, because when I first met Jeff he lived and breathed ALPINA A4s (and got me addicted).

Anyway, it was the first Ceylon car I had even seen and it was beautiful! Lovely color.

That's the guy/car. He was buying a Mondial when I looked at the car. I think he wanted 10k for it and I had just bought the Alpina prepped 71 and couldn't afford it at the time. Have never seen the car since. I wonder what happened to it. Also wish I understood how special it was at the time it was for sale. I would have found the money.

[inkatouring]

Great color as previously stated, looks like you got a nice job. Good luck in California with duel carbs and smog check if it is '76 I hate to say (unless the law has changed recently). The '72tii Ceylon with all the ALPINA schtuff on it was the ex Tii Register founder's I believe (jeff mulcahy ???), completely outfitted tii with alot of the ALPINA stuff, 70L turbo tank, 15" alpina wheels, ALPINA FI, etc., etc., Funny, as I recall he got tired of his tii, bought a Ferrari 328 GTB, some years later I recall hearing divorced - lost ALL his toys (sad).

http://historicracingbmw.blogspot.com/

Jeff lost the tii in the divorce and he and the new wife (sources of the nasty divorce?) joined the Ferrari set. He now drives a GMC or something like that to haul her horses from show to show. Funny how life changes, because when I first met Jeff he lived and breathed ALPINA A4s (and got me addicted).

Anyway, it was the first Ceylon car I had even seen and it was beautiful! Lovely color.

That's the guy/car. He was buying a Mondial when I looked at the car. I think he wanted 10k for it and I had just bought the Alpina prepped 71 and couldn't afford it at the time. Have never seen the car since. I wonder what happened to it. Also wish I understood how special it was at the time it was for sale. I would have found the money.

I just remembered his Dad (who drove a Pantera) bought him the car new in 72 as a high school graduation present.